"Pow!"
The dark buster sword which weighed several hundred pounds landed hard on the frog’s head causing his entire face to contort.
That huge frog body started free falling towards the ground!
Boom!
A large crater formed where the frog landed as sand and dust flew up high into the air.
This attack was extremely severe. Not only did it bear the full force of the maxed out Flame Devouring Wave, it also had the nine fold increase in strength from the Soaring Dragon’s Nine Transformation. It caused extremely severe injuries to the frog.
The Original Infant Stage demonic beast remained lying on the ground and didn’t get up.
Xu Que paused for a second followed by his uncontrollable laughter.
He didn’t receive any beeps from the system which indicated that the frog hasn’t died yet. It was most likely just passed out. Hence, there was no movement from it.
This frog was of the Original Infant Stage which meant that it was worth more than 100,000 experience points. How could he just let it off like that?
At this point, Xu Que rode atop his bolt of lightning, ready to return to the ground and snuff the life of the frog out.
Meanwhile, several shadows emerged from the forest.The shadows held onto bows and spears. They didn’t even speak as they advanced towards the passed out frog and started giving it a severe thrashing.
Xu Que opened his eyes wide.
Hey, hey, hey!
Damn me! What the hell is going on?
Were they trying to steal my kill?"
"Stop it, stop it! Let me take the final attack and kill it!" Xu Que shouted out loudly and descended from the sky.
However, those few people completely ignored Xu Que. Instead, a pair of archers turned around and faced Xu Que as they nocked their bows and released several arrows towards him, all the while maintaining a stoic expression.
Shiu! Shiu!
At the same time, a pair of cold steel arrows darted in the air and made a whooshing sound as it soared threateningly towards Xu Que.
Shit! Where did these bloody bandits come from! If you wanted to steal my kill, fine. But you even wanted to kill me? Fuck all of you.
Xu Que was enraged.
Gripping his Dark Buster Sword, he displayed the Six Corporeal Forms skill causing his buster sword to move quickly in a blur. In addition to his now blurry form, he charged towards the pair or archers.
Their faces fell as they retreated hurriedly. At the same time, they shouted out to their accomplices, "Ignore the three eyed poisoned frog. This kid isn’t easy. Settle him first before we decide what to do."
The few of them listened to the instructions and hurriedly turned to Xu Que in utter surprise of his skills.
A man held onto a sharp spear as he casted a glance at Xu Que and spoke out, "Not easy huh? He’s a mere Golden Core Stage kid, why can’t the both of you handle him?"
To his side, a man and woman charged towards Xu Que on their flying swords as they laughed playfully.
"A mere level 1 Golden Core Stage cultivator dares to wander so deep into the Withered Bones Forest. You really don't cherish life, do you?"
The pair of male archers and Xu Que exchanged several blows, their faces were grave as they spoke out in fear, "Don’t underestimate him. He just exhibited several extremely complex and strange spells. Luckily, we managed to dodge his blows just by the skin of our teeth. If not, we would’ve been gravely hurt."
"Oh?" The three of them listened to his words and casted their gaze at Xu Que.
Xu Que looked at them plainly as he shook his head without speaking.
The 5 of them were all Golden Core Stage cultivators. The pair of archers were in the 5th level of the Golden Core Stage. The man and woman with the sword were level 6 and the man with the sharp spear was level 8.
With such a formidable lineup, they would’ve been a powerful and intimidating group of cultivators to cross.
However, Xu Que saw only them as 5 weak chickens.
He lifted his buster sword and placed it atop his shoulders and spoke out, "I was the one who knocked out the three eyed poisonous frog. The rest of you came here without saying anything and wanted to take advantage of me. How can I let this go? Aside from you trying to kill me as well?"
The 5 of them listened to him speak and paused for a second before bursting out into intense laughter.
"You knocked it out? Hahaha! That’s hilarious."
"Kid, do you know what cultivation level that three eyed poison frog is in? We chased it for 7 days and 7 nights without daring to make a move on it. Today, it probably ate something wrong and fainted as a result and you dare to say it was you who knocked it out? You were clearly just boasting to the wrong people."
"Besides, so what if we killed you? This is Withered Bones Forest. Even if you came from a big and powerful origins, you are nothing but a chicken waiting to be slaughtered here."
…
Xu Que laughed out, "According to your words, does that mean I can kill you too? Fine, let’s discuss. Do you wish to battle me alone or together? I suggest all of you attack together so that we don’t waste too much of my time. Besides, my time is very precious."
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for successfully acting tough. The reward is 20 acting tough points!"|
The system rang out in his head to announce his success and reward.
The group of 5 paused again in shock at his big words. Their mouths were wide open like fools before they burst out in laughter again.
"Haha! I didn’t hear wrongly did I? Did this kid asked us to attack him all together?"
"Heheh… Kid, please don’t assume that just because you’ve learnt some mystical spells, you are unrivalled in this world."
"Take a good look around. You are just level 1 of the Golden Core Stage. All of us can kill you effortlessly alone."
"People who think too highly of themselves will always meet their dooms sooner rather than later. Clearly, your time to die isn’t very far away!"
As he finished speaking, the few of them had mocking looks on their faces as it turned to cold laughter as they began their assault.
Xu Que’s eyes squinted as he laughed coldly as well, "Don’t worry. For someone as modest as myself, my death date is still very far away. However, for the rest of you, you already have one feet into the realms of the dead."
"Haha! What a sharp tongue you have. What an ignorant fool!"
The man wielding the spear gave a laugh. He already assumed that Xu Que was just a big blabbering fool and waved his hands in annoyance. "Don’t speak to him anymore. Hurry and kill him off. Then when we return to the cave, we can use his body as a bait."
"Good!"
The man and woman duo acknowledged before casting their spells. Their flying swords flew up into the sky and circled around their heads before conjuring a flaming ring which hovered just above them.
They both pointed to Xu Que in unison as the burning ring flew towards Xu Que.
The pair of archers took several steps back in order to gain some distance. They summoned their core energy to their hands and started firing arrows at Xu Que in a fluid motion.
"Ai, don’t be so impatient. Can’t you allow me some more time to act tough before we start fighting?" Xu Que bemoaned regretfully before he executed his Soaring Dragon’s Nine Transformation and Lightning Haste as he flew high up into the sky.
With the additional strength boost of nine folds, he clutched onto his Dark Buster Sword, conjured the Flame Devouring Wave and then he charged straight down towards them.
Boom!
In that instant, a formless wave of immense energy descended from the skies causing the ring of fire to disperse. The minute the immense wave of energy landed onto the ground, it spread across all directions, causing a huge shockwave, chasing down the man and woman duo.
Pu! Pu!
A pair of dull thuds rang out as the duo were thrown into the air from the impact and collided heavily with a tree, some distance away. Their bodies were thrown with such force that it left a deep imprint onto the tree.
"Senior brother!"
"Senior sister!"
The pair of archers screamed out in horror as they each released an arrow towards Xu Que and dashed towards the tree.
The man wielding the spear had an ashen look as he casts a glance towards Xu Que, his expression now one of fear and shock.
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for successfully killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden core!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for successfully killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden Core!"
Following the beeps which rang out in his head, Xu Que was sure that the duo of man and woman had died. He hurriedly activated the Lightning Haste skill and dodged the pair of arrows which whistled towards him. He then held onto his Dark Buster Sword and charged down the remaining members.
The pair of archers wanted to examine the wounds of their fallen partners. Even before they could reach, they were obstructed by Xu Que.
"Are you looking for death!?" The pair of them spoke out furiously through gritted teeth as they nocked another arrow.
However, their speeds couldn’t match up to Xu Que’s at all. As soon as their arrows touched their bows, even before they could release it, they saw the buster sword sweeping towards their heads.
The both of them froze in shock!
"Stop it!" The man wielding the spear shouted out.
"Stop your mother!" Xu Que laughed out loud as his buster sword landed down heavily, decapitating their heads.
Pu! Pu!
The pair of archers fell to the ground as their heads rolled off their bodies.
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for successfully killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden core!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for successfully killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden core!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for gaining a level. The current cultivation level is Golden Core Stage level 2!"
Killing these 4 Golden Core Stage cultivators along with the wild beasts he had been killing this last half a month caused Xu Que to gain another level!
"You’re dead meat. You dare to kill my Blood River Sect brothers. You’re finished. I shall remember you." The man wielding the spear stopped in his tracks and glared at Xu Que in rage.
At the same time, he tossed his spear and leapt down onto it as he transformed into a beam of light and soared towards the sky intending to escape.
"Blood River Sect huh? Fine, I shall remember that too! But don’t you think of escaping."
Xu Que gave a laugh as he used his Lightning Haste spell. With a blur of his shadow, he chased in hot pursuit. In the span of several breaths, he appeared right before him.
"Wh-What?" The man’s eyes gaped wide open in fear.
"Pow!"
He raised his hands before allowing the buster sword to descend upon the man.
The man atop the flying spear was decapitated instantly. His face maintained an expression of fear in death as his lower body was still floating atop the flying spear.
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator. The reward is 50,000 experience points and a golden core!"
As the system beeped and announced the reward to Xu Que. He then extended a hand and grabbed onto the fallen man’s knife. He scrutinized it before chucking it within the inventory space within the system.
He then slowly returned to the ground and started picking up the items left behind by the dead group of people. He picked up the bows, arrows and even flying swords and placed them into the system’s inventory.
Soon after, he collected their golden cores and placed them within the system as well. Each golden core could be traded for 50,000 experience points and were extremely useful to Xu Que!
"Ding! Used up 5 golden cores. You’ve received 250,000 experience points!"
After finishing up, Xu Que then walked over to the ugly frog’s side.
According to the five of them, this frog was called Three Eyed Poisonous Toad. The third eye was probably referring to that abscess atop its head!
Xu Que thought for a while before walking up to it. He then retrieved the sword and stabbed it down into its brains from atop!
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for killing an Original Infant Stage demonic beast. The reward is 200,000 experience points and random loots. Would you like to take a look?"
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for gaining a level. The current cultivation level is Golden Core Stage level 3!"
Eh? Random loots as a reward?
Xu Que was stunned as he nodded his head, "Let me see!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for acquiring a Three Star Demonic Core!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for acquiring the fluid from the poisonous toad!"
"Ding! Congratulations to host ‘Xu Que’ for acquiring the tongue of the poisonous toad!"
Following the system beeps, 3 flashes of light appeared within the system as 3 new additions to the inventory could be seen.
[Three Star Demonic Core]: The core within a demonic beast which can be made into medical ingredients or can be forged into weapons!
[Fluid from the Poisonous Toad]: The Three Eyed Poisonous Toad contained a very powerful fluid which can be made into medical ingredients or can be smeared onto the edge of your blade. Anyone who gets cut by the blade will feel the full effects of the poison which includes severe hallucinations and deep paralysis!
[Tongue of the Poisonous Toad]: The body part used by the Three Eyed Poisonous Toad to catch its prey. It’s extremely tough and durable and can be forged into weapons!
"Damn. Every single part of this beast was something valuable!"
After looking at the descriptions of the 3 items, Xu Que was extremely satisfied.
When it came to killing Original Infant Stage cultivators, it was clear that killing a demonic beast of the same stage was more worth it in terms of rewards!
He then shut the inventory space of the system before accessing his own personal stats.
Host: Xu Que
Cultivation Level: Golden Core Stage Level 3 (Close to Perfection)
Experience Points: 0/500000 Points
Acting Tough Points: 680 Points
Skill Path: <Ancient Five Elemental Arts> Intermediate Stage
Abilities: Soaring Dragons Nine Transformation (Maximum); Lightning Haste (Maximum); Troop - Secret Character (10% progress); Flame - Devouring Wave (Maximum); Six Corporeal Forms (Maximum); Buddha’s Fiery Lotus (30% progress)
Mystical Fires: Molten Green Lotus, Bone Freezing Fires
Essence: Skill Essences (30 points)
Occupation: None
Status : Prince Consort of the Eastern Fire Country
After fighting it out at Celestial Sect and this half a month of killing, he had already made huge progress in his cultivation level. Even the system has changed its comments from "Clear Understanding" to "Close to Perfection"!
With regards to the cultivation level, he attained the level 3 of Golden Core Stage and is not far away from the full foundation which was level 10. The most important thing at this point was that he had 680 acting tough points!
This had broken past his all time high record and was also the richest he had ever been!
Xu Que recalled clearly how the battle at Celestial Sect had contributed greatly to his wealth. Especially after destroying the infrastructures and buildings, the system rewarded him with 100 acting tough points.
He then realized that as long as there was an Infant Transformation Stage person as the leader of an area, Xu Que would be deemed to be inferior compared to him by the system. Hence, whatever damage he dealt to the person’s stronghold would be rewarded with additional points.
This was why when he wrecked the entire Fallen Spirits Sect, he didn’t get any rewards. To the system, Xu Que was deemed as stronger and thus no rewards would be granted!
Xu Que definitely wouldn’t intentionally seek out Infant Transformation Stage leaders to mess around just to earn acting tough points. His main principle was extremely simple. He wouldn’t cross people if they didn’t cross him. When someone crossed him, he would be sure to kill every living person related to him.
An example would be the group of 5 people from Blood River Sect.
Just by hearing this name, Xu Que knew that nothing good can come from them. In fact, since they were sly, crafty and experienced, it was clear that it wasn’t the first time they were stealing slain beasts from others before killing them.
Xu Que felt that if he ever had the chance to meet more of these evil Blood River Sect members, he would certainly harm them… Oh no, he would certainly protect the innocent by getting rid of the Blood River Sect members!
After handling all the matters regarding the system, Xu Que went on his way once more.
After getting handsomely rewarded for killing the Three Eyed Poisonous toad, he decided to spend more time here in the Withered Bones Forest and wait for those ugly looking demonic beasts to deliver themselves up for him to kill for they would give insane amounts of experience. He would then ascend rapidly in level and be able to upgrade the acting tough system and revive Xiao Rou!
Besides, Withered Bones Forest was the playground and breeding ground for many of these demonic beasts. After walking for only a short while, he met with another Original Infant Stage wild beast.
However this time, it was a dark Blood Python. It was being cornered by several cultivators within a swampy area.
It was spitting words from its slit of a mouth as it spoke coldly, "You bunch of weak humans, how dare you interrupt my cultivation. Are you sick of living?"
The few cultivators were dressed in daoist robes. There were 3 men and 3 women, their flying swords soaring around in the air. Killing intent radiated out from everyone.
A pretty looking woman then shouted out, "You bastard of a beast! A few days ago, my senior sister came around here to pick some medicinal herbs. She didn’t offend you and yet you killed her!"
"Also last month, my junior brother was infected by your poison and is in critical condition. I shall take revenge for them today."
The minute the python heard this, it burst out in laughter, "Haha! You can only blame them for having poor luck for meeting me out here and becoming a meal for me. Since I see some food, why shouldn’t I eat them? Come to think of it. The little girl which I ate some days back had such soft and smooth skin. It felt good in my mouth."
"Damn it, you bastard. To hell with you! I shall take your demonic core and heal my junior brother from the poison he sustained!" The few of them roared out in anger as they floated about atop their flying swords. Then they conjured spells before charging down upon the Blood Python.
This Blood Python’s strength and powers were not weak at all. Although it had a big body, it was not hindered in terms of speed and was extremely agile and sly.
The six men and women attacked it from all directions, using different spells but were dodged by it effortlessly. From time to time, it would spray out red poisonous mist, causing the six of them to retreat in fear.
The fight eventually reached the climax!
Xu Que however watched on in extreme boredom as he yawned repeatedly.
The six cultivators were all of the Golden Core Stage and were around level 7 or 8. The Blood Python was of the Original Infant Stage.
According to logic, this Blood Python shouldn’t have any problems defeating all of them. However, it was extremely strange that the python’s movement seemed to be heavily restricted. It seemed to remain within the swamps and refused to leave. As a result, it was surrounded by all 6 cultivators.
That didn’t make sense and the Blood Python didn’t seem to be foolish as well. Why was this happening?
Xu Que started becoming suspicious. He then recalled back to his previous life when he was reading several comics. All of a sudden, an idea came into his mind as his eyes lit up.
According to whatever he saw, it was extremely possible that the Blood Python was protecting some sort of a treasure. It was afraid that if it came out, it would be stolen away by those men.
"Oooh… that’s interesting! Looks like it’s time for me to make an appearance!" Just thinking of this, Xu Que smiled to himself. He decided to stop hiding and reveal himself in a bid to act tough.
The minute he decided to stepped out, more than 10 shadows emerged from the thick forest and descended upon the swamps.
The 6 cultivators in daoist robes gazed curiously at the ten shadows and were alarmed. After some moments, it seemed like they all reached an understanding of what was happening.
A tall and big sized man stood out from the ten shadows as he looked at the group of six and spoke out, "This place has been surrounded by us from Blood River Sect. The few of you, drop your weapons and spirit stones, then get lost!"
Damn it, Blood River Sect?
Great! More experience points for me!
Xu Que remained in hiding and was elated beyond words.
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